it time. I’m sure you’ll pull some trick out of your hat that will turn everything around.”
“I feel like my hat’s running a little short on tricks these days.” Blythe muttered, though Thea’s words had made her feel a little more optimistic.
“It may help for you to keep something else in mind, darling, as you consider how to handle your father.” Sebastian said suddenly, looking cool and composed as he nibbled on a lemon cookie, his soft gray eyes echoing with wisdom. She often found herself forgetting just how long Father Sky and Mother Earth had been around…how many times had they had virtually this same conversation, but with one of her ancestors? “When Brock was growing up, he didn’t have the same support system that you have. He had the other Dryads, but they were young and easily influenced by him, making him their natural leader. But he never really had a father figure, or a mother once Bristol left. And I suppose at that time we didn’t realize just how badly he needed guidance and authority to push him in the right direction. But you…you’ve had Lucian, and Liam, now Capri. And this time we knew we had to take a more hands on approach, and so you had us more involved in your upbringing as well. So, you see love, you can’t fault him too much for being what he is. All you can do is try your hardest to see things from his eyes, and then use that to your advantage.”
“That is a good point.” Blythe conceded, pursing her lips. “Alright, I’ll give it another shot. But if he screws up, I’m going to flip my lid, and I’m not giving him a second chance.”
♦ ♦ ♦
“Hey, wait up!”
Turning around in the corridor on her way to dinner, Blythe saw Capri running up to her, her smile cheerful and glowing. Stopping midstep, she waited for her friend to catch up.
“Hi, honey.” She greeted as Capri fell into step with her, attempting to smile in return despite her sour mood.
“I haven’t seen much of you lately. How’s everything going?”
Shrugging, Blythe kept her eyes focused ahead as they walked, unsure how much she really felt like discussing at that moment.
“Things are going good. I’m sorry I haven’t had time to really see you…I’ve been busy.”
“It’s okay! Liam told me you had to fully retrain your dad on everything. I know firsthand how long that can take.”
“Yeah, it’s a pain in the ass. But what can I do?” Chewing her bottom lip, she tried to push away the agitation she felt over the whole issue. It wasn’t going to get her anywhere, anyway.
“Have you had a chance to read Jane Eyre ?” Capri asked, her hands in the pockets of her dress. She could tell Blythe was in a mood, and she didn’t want to perpetuate it. She had learned in the months that she had known the Fire Dryad that sometimes she preferred to handle things on her own, without the help of others. She could respect that, and she did.
“No. No, honey, I’m sorry, I haven’t yet.” Scolding herself, she turned to look at Capri, sincerely sorry. “I was going to, really, but then…”
At her friend’s questioning look, Blythe made the instantaneous decision to confide in her. Slowing to a stop, she glanced around the corridor to make sure they were alone. She could see Rohan and Serendipity entering the dining hall several yards away, but knew they were out of earshot.
“Well, I went to the library to get the book, and I ran into Nova and Brogan. We had some words, the little brat called me a bitch, and then she said something that for whatever reason bothered me.”
“What was it?”
“The gist of it was that they, she and Brogan, feel that my dad is going to take advantage of our mother. Now, personally, I don’t really care what happens to that monster, and I especially don’t know what he sees in her to begin with. But she was crying, Capri…my stupid little sister who I’ve barely ever even spoken to in my entire goddamn life was crying and it irked me in
“I feel like my hat’s running a little short on tricks these days.” Blythe muttered, though Thea’s words had made her feel a little more optimistic.
“It may help for you to keep something else in mind, darling, as you consider how to handle your father.” Sebastian said suddenly, looking cool and composed as he nibbled on a lemon cookie, his soft gray eyes echoing with wisdom. She often found herself forgetting just how long Father Sky and Mother Earth had been around…how many times had they had virtually this same conversation, but with one of her ancestors? “When Brock was growing up, he didn’t have the same support system that you have. He had the other Dryads, but they were young and easily influenced by him, making him their natural leader. But he never really had a father figure, or a mother once Bristol left. And I suppose at that time we didn’t realize just how badly he needed guidance and authority to push him in the right direction. But you…you’ve had Lucian, and Liam, now Capri. And this time we knew we had to take a more hands on approach, and so you had us more involved in your upbringing as well. So, you see love, you can’t fault him too much for being what he is. All you can do is try your hardest to see things from his eyes, and then use that to your advantage.”
“That is a good point.” Blythe conceded, pursing her lips. “Alright, I’ll give it another shot. But if he screws up, I’m going to flip my lid, and I’m not giving him a second chance.”
♦ ♦ ♦
“Hey, wait up!”
Turning around in the corridor on her way to dinner, Blythe saw Capri running up to her, her smile cheerful and glowing. Stopping midstep, she waited for her friend to catch up.
“Hi, honey.” She greeted as Capri fell into step with her, attempting to smile in return despite her sour mood.
“I haven’t seen much of you lately. How’s everything going?”
Shrugging, Blythe kept her eyes focused ahead as they walked, unsure how much she really felt like discussing at that moment.
“Things are going good. I’m sorry I haven’t had time to really see you…I’ve been busy.”
“It’s okay! Liam told me you had to fully retrain your dad on everything. I know firsthand how long that can take.”
“Yeah, it’s a pain in the ass. But what can I do?” Chewing her bottom lip, she tried to push away the agitation she felt over the whole issue. It wasn’t going to get her anywhere, anyway.
“Have you had a chance to read Jane Eyre ?” Capri asked, her hands in the pockets of her dress. She could tell Blythe was in a mood, and she didn’t want to perpetuate it. She had learned in the months that she had known the Fire Dryad that sometimes she preferred to handle things on her own, without the help of others. She could respect that, and she did.
“No. No, honey, I’m sorry, I haven’t yet.” Scolding herself, she turned to look at Capri, sincerely sorry. “I was going to, really, but then…”
At her friend’s questioning look, Blythe made the instantaneous decision to confide in her. Slowing to a stop, she glanced around the corridor to make sure they were alone. She could see Rohan and Serendipity entering the dining hall several yards away, but knew they were out of earshot.
“Well, I went to the library to get the book, and I ran into Nova and Brogan. We had some words, the little brat called me a bitch, and then she said something that for whatever reason bothered me.”
“What was it?”
“The gist of it was that they, she and Brogan, feel that my dad is going to take advantage of our mother. Now, personally, I don’t really care what happens to that monster, and I especially don’t know what he sees in her to begin with. But she was crying, Capri…my stupid little sister who I’ve barely ever even spoken to in my entire goddamn life was crying and it irked me in
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